Gore Administration- Winter 2007
Winter 2007
"So now Fiji has a coup and Ethiopia is getting involved in Somalia, this is getting concerning..."
"RIP Gerald Ford..."
"It's gonna be hard to bond with Russia if stop like this happens and the oil thing is troublesome enough."
The end of 2006 and the beginning of 2007 was a winter of discontent to save the least. The military coup over in Fiji near the end of the year was surprising and concerning, with the Commodore Frank Bainimarama, citing certain policies and racial issues as the motivation behind the coup. This was worrisome given how a coup also occurred over in the year 2000. However, that was not the only news of violence across the world as Ethiopia would admit to having sent troops to Somalia to deal with the Somalian Civil War. The war was a result of years of struggle between various groups, such as the Somalilanders, differentiating from the Somalia because of different colonial background, Puntland and the radical Islamic courts. While Ethiopia was getting involved, the question should be whether the other nations should. The Islamic courts would end up fracturing relatively quickly in part to the challenges presented and the lack of stability they provided. Indeed, Somalia showed another example in the decline of Islamism, a doctrine somewhat defined namely in the political usage of the Muslim faith. It was a reflection of the Gore Administration's approach, successes and the cultural legacy as such, the highlight being the comparison of Wahhabism to the sort of twisted interpretation of "Christianity" as preached by originally the Westboro Baptist Chruch. This along with his speech toward Osama Bin Laden laid a down-to-earth critique in many of these reactionary movements, causing more people to reject them, excluding from being considered "real Muslims." This backlash and shunning by foreigners and fellow faith followers alike led to increased friction though also in-fighting. The Somali conflict would become a bit more prominent in the future as Ethiopia would step in to try and handle it.
Ethiopian army T-55 tank near Mogadishu
Meanwhile, the death of former President Gerald Ford was a reminder of thinking back on the times, such as Ford having to deal wit Nixon as well as how it led to the rise of the 80s and 90s. And in this reflection, people were also looking forward while looking back. After all, it was the beginning of a new year and it was all about dealing with what the future would hold. After all, Bulgaria and Romania join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eurozone. The growing scale of the post Cold War world would be best seen in the growing tensions between the Americans and the Russians once more. Russian oil supplies to Poland, Germany, and Ukraine are cut as the Russia–Belarus energy dispute escalated, and with the past years of to move further and further away from petroleum and as such, the Americans had been promoting things like biodiesal and biogas as alternate fuel sources for Europe and other locations to deal with. After a few weeks of so, the Russians and Belarusians managed to come to their agreement, but the growing tensions of the political influence of petrostates like Russia has led to more growth into green energy and technology, with the big race being algae fuel. Beyond that, more events began playing out and being explored. From the release of the first iPhone, the release of Microsoft Vista by Microsoft Operations while MS Applications would release MSOffice 2007 over for the various operating systems in the computers. Delta Air Lines creditors officially reject US Airways' hostile takeover bid. Additionally, there was The International Court of Justice finds Serbia guilty of failing to prevent genocide in the Srebrenica massacre, but clears it of direct responsibility and complicity in the case, something which a bit of a controversy here among various people. However, perhaps most going on from the United Nations was the that the IPCC publishes its fourth assessment report, having concluded that global climate change is "very likely" to have a predominantly human cause. Years of the Gore administration's consistent referencing and the Exxon-Mobil scandal had helped solidify the case in the mainstream, but with this came additional credence and prudence as well. The Gore Administration had made leaps and bounds, especially in the care industry, though it was clear it would take more og a global effort.
Ford lying in state in the Capitol rotunda
"So now Fiji has a coup and Ethiopia is getting involved in Somalia, this is getting concerning..."
"RIP Gerald Ford..."
"It's gonna be hard to bond with Russia if stop like this happens and the oil thing is troublesome enough."
The end of 2006 and the beginning of 2007 was a winter of discontent to save the least. The military coup over in Fiji near the end of the year was surprising and concerning, with the Commodore Frank Bainimarama, citing certain policies and racial issues as the motivation behind the coup. This was worrisome given how a coup also occurred over in the year 2000. However, that was not the only news of violence across the world as Ethiopia would admit to having sent troops to Somalia to deal with the Somalian Civil War. The war was a result of years of struggle between various groups, such as the Somalilanders, differentiating from the Somalia because of different colonial background, Puntland and the radical Islamic courts. While Ethiopia was getting involved, the question should be whether the other nations should. The Islamic courts would end up fracturing relatively quickly in part to the challenges presented and the lack of stability they provided. Indeed, Somalia showed another example in the decline of Islamism, a doctrine somewhat defined namely in the political usage of the Muslim faith. It was a reflection of the Gore Administration's approach, successes and the cultural legacy as such, the highlight being the comparison of Wahhabism to the sort of twisted interpretation of "Christianity" as preached by originally the Westboro Baptist Chruch. This along with his speech toward Osama Bin Laden laid a down-to-earth critique in many of these reactionary movements, causing more people to reject them, excluding from being considered "real Muslims." This backlash and shunning by foreigners and fellow faith followers alike led to increased friction though also in-fighting. The Somali conflict would become a bit more prominent in the future as Ethiopia would step in to try and handle it.
Ethiopian army T-55 tank near Mogadishu
Meanwhile, the death of former President Gerald Ford was a reminder of thinking back on the times, such as Ford having to deal wit Nixon as well as how it led to the rise of the 80s and 90s. And in this reflection, people were also looking forward while looking back. After all, it was the beginning of a new year and it was all about dealing with what the future would hold. After all, Bulgaria and Romania join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eurozone. The growing scale of the post Cold War world would be best seen in the growing tensions between the Americans and the Russians once more. Russian oil supplies to Poland, Germany, and Ukraine are cut as the Russia–Belarus energy dispute escalated, and with the past years of to move further and further away from petroleum and as such, the Americans had been promoting things like biodiesal and biogas as alternate fuel sources for Europe and other locations to deal with. After a few weeks of so, the Russians and Belarusians managed to come to their agreement, but the growing tensions of the political influence of petrostates like Russia has led to more growth into green energy and technology, with the big race being algae fuel. Beyond that, more events began playing out and being explored. From the release of the first iPhone, the release of Microsoft Vista by Microsoft Operations while MS Applications would release MSOffice 2007 over for the various operating systems in the computers. Delta Air Lines creditors officially reject US Airways' hostile takeover bid. Additionally, there was The International Court of Justice finds Serbia guilty of failing to prevent genocide in the Srebrenica massacre, but clears it of direct responsibility and complicity in the case, something which a bit of a controversy here among various people. However, perhaps most going on from the United Nations was the that the IPCC publishes its fourth assessment report, having concluded that global climate change is "very likely" to have a predominantly human cause. Years of the Gore administration's consistent referencing and the Exxon-Mobil scandal had helped solidify the case in the mainstream, but with this came additional credence and prudence as well. The Gore Administration had made leaps and bounds, especially in the care industry, though it was clear it would take more og a global effort.
Ford lying in state in the Capitol rotunda
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